City Solid Waste Changes Begin Today

The City of Evanston solid waste service provider changes begin today, Nov. 1.

The changes are as follows:

Residential Refuse will now be provided by Groot Industries, Inc.
Condominium Refuse will now be provided by Lakeshore Waste
Recycling Condo & Residential will now be provided by the City of Evanston
Yard Waste Residential will now be provided by Groot Industries, Inc.

"The change of provider for residential service will not require any immediate change in how, when and where items are placed for collection.  The service provider will continue to collect your items when and where they always have.  There will be some minor changes in the future to where some resident place their recycling and garbage for collection based on the whether the alley is assessable.  Any impacted residents will be notified at least one week before a change is required.  Recycling changes will happen first and garbage changes will not occur until spring," reads a city press release.

You can read the full announcement here.